Contributor
Date
Location
- Age and sex
- Adult Female - 1
- Playback
- Playback used
Media notes
NOTES: Background: PHYLLASTREPHUS STREPITANS (CHATTERING); Background: LANIARIUS FERRUGINEUS (BELL-LIKE NOTES); Cover density: THICK; Weather: WIND; HEARD THIS CURIOUS SONG WHILE RECORDING LANIARIUS QUADRICOLOR AND PLAYED IT BACK FOR IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES. REACTION TO PLAYBACK WAS IMMEDIATE AND THIS BIRD APPEARED. SHE IMMEDIATELY CAME CLOSE TO ME AND STARTED UP AGAIN. SHE WOULD REMAIN FOR A PERIOD IN ONE PLACE - BUT NOT STILL MOVING WITH QUICK LITTLE MOVEMENTS OF HER BODY WHICH WERE NOT NECESSARILY MADE BY HER WINGS OR TAIL. WHEN I RETURNED THE NEXT DAY TO THESAME SPOT SHE IMMEDIATELY APPEARED AGAIN COMING FROM SOME DISTANCE. EARLY MORNING. HARSH MONOTONOUS 'ZE-ZE-SZEE-SZEE..'. TROPICAL COAST. THICKETS AND IN MOST PARTS, DENSE BRUSH. 1 ADULT(S); FEMALE(S). Response to playback: Approach. Response to playback: Different song. Habitat: Thicket/Brush.
Additional species
Technical information
- Recorder
- UHER 4000L
- Microphone
- Grampian DP6
- Accessories
- Parabola 45.7cm (18in)
Archival information
- Digitized
- 25 May 2010 - Jessie Barry